I heard on a podcast recently that only a small percentage of things on your to do list ever get done. Most items just go to the to do list graveyard. What I find works for me is to keep the to do list. Make it long y'all. Put everything you can think of, including the things that need to be done daily, but slip away from you in your busy day. Every morning leave an extra five minutes while you drink your lemon tea to schedule the priority items off your to do list. For e